George Lopez's Chingon KitchenThe food is delicious, but is it necessary to make the restaurant look like a fast food restaurant?Yaamava Casino is a rising star in Southern California. Because it is too close to the city, the casino is often crowded with people. I often use this place as a rest stop during my journey, where I can take a rest and drink a cup of coffee before continuing to drive. The same goes for this time. Walking back from Desert Hill, let’s have a meal here before moving on. Chingon Kitchen is a Mexican restaurant. I used to think it was a Chinese restaurant, so I never went in there. Now I can only use a machine to order food, without human contact. I looked at a bunch of Mexican food names that I didn’t understand, so I had to order. Fish Taco that you can understand.Fish Taco is quite simple, just dough, shredded cabbage, and fried fish. You add the ingredients yourself. I got 3 kinds of salsa (there are 4 kinds in total, I think the red one will be fine, and I don’t know the difference), wrapped it up, and messed around. Add some and squeeze lemon juice, it's delicious, it's also delicious with color soda.Because there is no manual ordering anymore, you can only order food silently, pay silently, take the food silently, finish silently, watch live music in the bar next door, waiters holding bottles of wine go around greeting each other, it is cold here, and there are people there sex.
Jlo4
The food sucks, this is like a white wash Mexican food
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
Nancy Alvarez-Olsen
Went there on 03/19/2024 and asked for a cup for water it turns out they got new soda machines with no water. If I wanted water, I had to pay for the bottle one. Why!!!!! So, I went to the bar across the way and got free water in a cup with ice. How do you have no water and want to charge me for it. And to be honest, everyone there was rude about it.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
evelyn casioce
Went to the changing kitchen and waited an hour and a half for my food. We got our food and was so disappointed. My Barreto was all tortilla so I took it back and showed them. They took I back and made I again, this time it came back right. My friend get a bowl and it too was disappointing. Lest then half full. It was so hot inside the restaurant . All and all the restaurant is over-rated. The wait is long and the food doesn't come out correctly.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Burrito, Bowl
Almis “almis009” Marin
I order two burritos and and hour later I’m still waiting for my food. Worst service ever. I don’t recommend this
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 1
Norma Ortega
The Birria Plate has some good potential but it’s not hot or even warm enough to eat. It feels dangerous actually. So the big question is:Why is the food always (and I mean every single time) cold?!There should at least be a microwave available to reheat foods Like at 7eleven’s cause that’s exactly the type of food this feels like we’re getting. Prepared meals, ready to re heat. In no way is this a restaurant where you can buy food and actually enjoy it because it is always always cold. Tortillas are cold and hard same for flour tortillas.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 2
Juan Perez
They took forever to make the food. We are talking over an hour for a burrito. Someone next to me said it was two hours on Super Bowl Sunday.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Erik
Chingon Kitchen was actually better when you can order at the counter, now the service sucks, the food portions are small or not properly prepared well, more like a fast food restaurant now, I'd rather go get a slice of pizza downstairs, i order a baked potatoe with chicken and i went thru it and still could not find the chicken maybe on my next trip ill see it, chingon kitchen went downhill with me , with these new changes.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Cabo Potato
Thomas Reagan
When I spend $20 for a salad I expect waitress service, not a McDonald's approach to automated ordering. The size of my salad was roughly snack size but acceptably tasting. I could have gone to Del Taco and received better for $8. Also better service. Not knocking the employees, just the concept.Also, you are not entitled to my phone number so you can sell it.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 1
Hilda Delgado
Everything was great except Denise at cashier. Rude lady.
Food used to be really, really good. Now it's okay. Their service especially has declined.Weekends try the Menudo it's good.It's too bad because the restaurant has a lot of potential, but their current service and the way they take orders now is horrible. Their staff aren't very helpful either. It's like a bunch of zombies work there whoal are not accommodating. Sad.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 1
Juan C. xposur
People don't go,tacos no good lucky I got 2 of them.my girl white she said I cook better.smh.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Two Tacos
Pappy Roxx
I went to the counter after getting the phone text my food was ready. I was immediately yelled at by the girl asking for my receipt...lol simmer down! You paged me! Just tell me what you need in a polite manner. The Kiosk doesn't print a receipt! In a polite manner, jusk ask for my last 4 digits. Joiker! ?Parking: Parking at Yaamava is an adventure
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Burrito
Marta Alvarez
The carnitas are very salty. Very salty carnitas are not
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 2
Arturo Rodriguez
To be honest about the service too have to order outside of the restaurant which is ridiculous it's always good to have a face to face conversation when ordering so you know what your getting today was my birthday and want to try something new at the casino the food was very pain and very any seasoning on the meal you get you food wrapped up or in a Togo box which it seems like I paid more for small portions then anything else I hope that Mr Lopez see this review and does something about it if its truly his grandmother recipes it should be made with love like a real Mexican restaurant and good flavor. Very disappointed with everything. recipe # 704 12/24/23
George Lopez's Chingon KitchenThe food is delicious, but is it necessary to make the restaurant look like a fast food restaurant?Yaamava Casino is a rising star in Southern California. Because it is too close to the city, the casino is often crowded with people. I often use this place as a rest stop during my journey, where I can take a rest and drink a cup of coffee before continuing to drive. The same goes for this time. Walking back from Desert Hill, let’s have a meal here before moving on. Chingon Kitchen is a Mexican restaurant. I used to think it was a Chinese restaurant, so I never went in there. Now I can only use a machine to order food, without human contact. I looked at a bunch of Mexican food names that I didn’t understand, so I had to order. Fish Taco that you can understand.Fish Taco is quite simple, just dough, shredded cabbage, and fried fish. You add the ingredients yourself. I got 3 kinds of salsa (there are 4 kinds in total, I think the red one will be fine, and I don’t know the difference), wrapped it up, and messed around. Add some and squeeze lemon juice, it's delicious, it's also delicious with color soda.Because there is no manual ordering anymore, you can only order food silently, pay silently, take the food silently, finish silently, watch live music in the bar next door, waiters holding bottles of wine go around greeting each other, it is cold here, and there are people there sex.
The food sucks, this is like a white wash Mexican food
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
Went there on 03/19/2024 and asked for a cup for water it turns out they got new soda machines with no water. If I wanted water, I had to pay for the bottle one. Why!!!!! So, I went to the bar across the way and got free water in a cup with ice. How do you have no water and want to charge me for it. And to be honest, everyone there was rude about it.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
Went to the changing kitchen and waited an hour and a half for my food. We got our food and was so disappointed. My Barreto was all tortilla so I took it back and showed them. They took I back and made I again, this time it came back right. My friend get a bowl and it too was disappointing. Lest then half full. It was so hot inside the restaurant . All and all the restaurant is over-rated. The wait is long and the food doesn't come out correctly.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Burrito, Bowl
I order two burritos and and hour later I’m still waiting for my food. Worst service ever. I don’t recommend this
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 1
The Birria Plate has some good potential but it’s not hot or even warm enough to eat. It feels dangerous actually. So the big question is:Why is the food always (and I mean every single time) cold?!There should at least be a microwave available to reheat foods Like at 7eleven’s cause that’s exactly the type of food this feels like we’re getting. Prepared meals, ready to re heat. In no way is this a restaurant where you can buy food and actually enjoy it because it is always always cold. Tortillas are cold and hard same for flour tortillas.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 2
They took forever to make the food. We are talking over an hour for a burrito. Someone next to me said it was two hours on Super Bowl Sunday.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Chingon Kitchen was actually better when you can order at the counter, now the service sucks, the food portions are small or not properly prepared well, more like a fast food restaurant now, I'd rather go get a slice of pizza downstairs, i order a baked potatoe with chicken and i went thru it and still could not find the chicken maybe on my next trip ill see it, chingon kitchen went downhill with me , with these new changes.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Cabo Potato
When I spend $20 for a salad I expect waitress service, not a McDonald's approach to automated ordering. The size of my salad was roughly snack size but acceptably tasting. I could have gone to Del Taco and received better for $8. Also better service. Not knocking the employees, just the concept.Also, you are not entitled to my phone number so you can sell it.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 1
Everything was great except Denise at cashier. Rude lady.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Nachos
Restaurantji Recommends
Food used to be really, really good. Now it's okay. Their service especially has declined.Weekends try the Menudo it's good.It's too bad because the restaurant has a lot of potential, but their current service and the way they take orders now is horrible. Their staff aren't very helpful either. It's like a bunch of zombies work there whoal are not accommodating. Sad.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 1
People don't go,tacos no good lucky I got 2 of them.my girl white she said I cook better.smh.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Two Tacos
I went to the counter after getting the phone text my food was ready. I was immediately yelled at by the girl asking for my receipt...lol simmer down! You paged me! Just tell me what you need in a polite manner. The Kiosk doesn't print a receipt! In a polite manner, jusk ask for my last 4 digits. Joiker! ?Parking: Parking at Yaamava is an adventure
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Burrito
The carnitas are very salty. Very salty carnitas are not
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 2
To be honest about the service too have to order outside of the restaurant which is ridiculous it's always good to have a face to face conversation when ordering so you know what your getting today was my birthday and want to try something new at the casino the food was very pain and very any seasoning on the meal you get you food wrapped up or in a Togo box which it seems like I paid more for small portions then anything else I hope that Mr Lopez see this review and does something about it if its truly his grandmother recipes it should be made with love like a real Mexican restaurant and good flavor. Very disappointed with everything. recipe # 704 12/24/23
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Two Tacos